Super Combat Soldier

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Bang!

Another heavy punch landed on Little Zhu Yan's head, nearly driving him into a frenzy. He fiercely wanted to thrash Ye Tianchen, but unfortunately, he wasn't Ye Tianchen's match right now and could only swallow his anger.

"You brat, remember forever how you treat a Demon King. Sooner or later, you'll receive the same treatment!" Little Zhu Yan glared viciously at Ye Tianchen and said.

"We'll see about that. Maybe by the time you grow, I'll still be able to suppress you!" Ye Tianchen said with a calm smile.

"You... you're too confident. Once our Zhu Yan clan grows strong, our weakest is at least at the combat level of an Ancient Saint, and we can even battle against those in the Emperor Realm. With your current state, becoming an Ancient Saint is impossible, and becoming a Supreme Emperor is even more out of reach!" Little Zhu Yan looked at Ye Tianchen contemptuously and said.

"Is that so? Then let's see. I believe I can reach the realms that predecessors have, and I will surpass them!" Ye Tianchen said with unwavering determination in his eyes.

Little Zhu Yan was taken aback, his Eyes of Golden Flame looking at Ye Tianchen, feeling unfathomable. It indeed startled him. Back then, his ancestors dominated the Martial Arts World, rarely meeting an opponent, refusing to yield a single step even against Ancient Saints. In his generation, he also had the potential to reach such realms, yet a small issue in his cultivation needed to be resolved for him to advance; otherwise, he couldn't grow. However, his innate divine skills remained, and in the Zhu Yan clan, the Eyes of Golden Flame not only possessed powerful divine skills but could also see the true essence of beings. What shocked Little Zhu Yan internally was that when he looked at Ye Tianchen with his Eyes of Golden Flame, he found he couldn't see through Ye Tianchen's true essence. This guy's essence was incredibly solid, unshaken in the slightest, truly an anomaly among heaven-blessed geniuses, perhaps even capable of reaching heights he couldn't even dream of.

"Arrogant, not knowing about the White Tiger, what insight can you have?" Little Zhu Yan snapped out of it, looking down at Ye Tianchen disdainfully and said.

"I think you're boasting too much, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, these are things of the Immortal World, does this world even have immortals? They must be fictional!" Ye Tianchen didn't believe it at all.

As he learned more about the Martial Arts World, Ye Tianchen was increasingly skeptical. Perhaps there really were no immortals, merely a dream of countless cultivators throughout history, a dream of Eternal Life, but in truth, there was no such thing as becoming an immortal. Throughout the eons, there hasn't been a single example, truly making people doubt the existence of immortality, let alone an Immortal World!

"Hmph, your knowledge is too shallow, yet you've cultivated to such a degree, truly an anomaly. I'll tell you the truth, our Zhu Yan clan has things passed down from ancient times. Once, our ancestors broke through the barrier of this realm and wreaked havoc in the Immortal World. I don't think this is fake. As for why there hasn't been a single instance of Eternal Life in these millions of years, that is unknown!" Little Zhu Yan snorted coldly and said.

"Is there really an Immortal World? Above this Martial Arts World, is there an Upper Realm?" Ye Tianchen couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"That's right, this is a secret only our Zhu Yan clan knows. However, for some reason, no matter how powerful a being is in the Martial Arts World, they can't achieve Eternal Life or break into the Upper Realm. To uncover this greatest secret of ancient times, it will likely have to wait until this Demon King grows powerful enough to break the heavens to find out!" Little Zhu Yan said proudly.

Ye Tianchen didn't respond. Looking at Little Zhu Yan talking, it didn't seem like he was lying. This made Ye Tianchen think, could it really be that above the Martial Arts World, there exists an Immortal World? Once one cultivates to a certain realm and breaks certain barriers, one could reach the Immortal World? But for some unknown reason, the path to the Immortal World has become inaccessible. What exactly is the problem in all this?

"Don't overthink this, brat. To understand this problem's crux, you need Emperor Realm's strength to even begin uncovering it!" Little Zhu Yan looked at Ye Tianchen, who was deep in thought, seemingly seeing through his mind, and said.

"This seal was refined from the head of a White Tiger from the Immortal World, immensely powerful, even moving an Emperor, but it's missing a crucial piece. Otherwise, it wouldn't lack the power of an Emperor's Artifact. You're lucky not to be crushed to death!" Little Zhu Yan stared at the Black Seal and said.

"Missing a crucial piece?" Ye Tianchen furrowed his brow and asked.

"Yes, you see the Black Seal tiger head missing its eyes? Those eyes were key to holding the entire Treasure's divine power; otherwise, you couldn't have handled it!" Little Zhu Yan said.

"Such a powerful Black Seal, but to cut off the White Tiger's head and refine it into a Treasure, the person doing this is even more extraordinary!" Ye Tianchen couldn't help but be amazed and said.

To know, the White Tiger is one of the four divine beasts of the Immortal World, incredibly powerful. Its combat prowess likely equals or surpasses an Ancient Saint and can rival those in the Emperor Realm, yet someone managed to cut off its head and refine it into a Treasure. How powerful must that person be? It's unimaginable!

"I don't know about that. In short, I believe there's an Immortal World because countless things that don't belong to this world exist after the Martial Arts World's evolution over the ages. I suspect some step went wrong in the past when high-level cultivators could break the barrier and enter the Immortal World, and things from the Immortal World fell into the Martial Arts World. But for unknown reasons, it all got destroyed, just like the Martial Arts World's development to today made Earth, the most suitable place for cultivation, unsuitable." Little Zhu Yan spoke with a hint of certainty.

Ye Tianchen was stunned, honestly unsure how to judge or recognize this issue. For millions of years, there hasn't been a single instance of Eternal Life in the Martial Arts World, which already caused many martial artists to lose faith. No matter what level of cultivation you reach, eventually, you'll turn to dust, a chilling reality leaving people feeling helpless yet resigned.

However, the Zhu Yan clan is one of the most powerful species among the Ancient Alien Race, and they've always had stories passed down, which don't seem fake. In the ancient era, to a period untraceable, a powerful Zhu Yan once broke this realm's boundary and rampaged in the Immortal World, causing heaven and earth to turn upside down. There must be many secrets and unknown stories worthy of exploration, as this ties to the entire Martial Arts World and offers countless cultivators a potential path. If an Immortal World exists and those who ascend can achieve Eternal Life, why hasn't anyone been able to reach the Immortal World in later ages? What went wrong?

But Ye Tianchen also understood Little Zhu Yan's words. To thoroughly explore this, it might require the overwhelming power of the Emperor Realm. Only reaching that level could one glimpse some unknown secrets, as with higher cultivation levels, the understanding, discoveries, and places one reaches change. Low cultivation cannot venture into dangerous realms; this is a fundamental issue.

"Hmm, if there really is an Immortal World, I will definitely uncover that path!" Ye Tianchen said with determined eyes.

By that time, Little Zhu Yan already scooted over to the Black Seal pot, serving himself silver snake soup with a bone spoon. Not shy in the slightest, he greedily drank the soup and ate the meat, his entire fur starting to glow, which surprised Ye Tianchen. It appeared Little Zhu Yan was absorbing the essence energy from the silver snake meat to restore his powerful strength.

"Hey, you're devouring too fast, leave some for me..." Ye Tianchen was stunned. The silver snake meat, both broth, and flesh was quickly consumed by Little Zhu Yan. He rushed over, picked up some bone chopsticks, and started eating. The essence energy contained in the silver snake meat was substantial, and Ye Tianchen definitely wouldn't just watch it get devoured by Little Zhu Yan!

After finishing their feast, Ye Tianchen noticed he'd absorbed a significant amount of essence energy. However, this time he didn't choose to refine it but stored it within his body. What amazed him was that even after Little Zhu Yan devoured most of the snake meat and soup, he merely burped a few times without essence energy seeping out. This surprised Ye Tianchen; though Little Zhu Yan was less than half a meter tall, small and weak-looking, his belly was surprisingly large; did he just absorb the essence of the silver snake meat like that? The Zhu Yan clan truly is extraordinary!

"You ate so much of my stuff, shouldn't you tell me why you hid in the Black Seal? Are you after something?" Ye Tianchen glanced at Little Zhu Yan and asked.

"No, I am a righteous person and never do sneaky things. That's only something you would do, being so shameless!" Little Zhu Yan immediately denied it, speaking earnestly. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)